EDIT - 2004 of course was when gmail was released, but I specifically remember 2003 as the time they were becoming recognised as a fiersome heavyweight. Just 4

EDIT - 2004 of course was when gmail was released, but I specifically remember 2003 as the time they were becoming recognised as a fiersome heavyweight. Just 4 years earlier they were a plucky startup with a search engine that actually gave pretty decent results.